Newborns with famous dad put spotlight on Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Posted on Ronaldo's Instagram site

Even though he plays for Spain's Real Madrid, international soccer celebrity Cristiano Ronaldo has a tie to San Diego County. His three children reportedly were born at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, including twins born last month.

Even though he plays for Spain's Real Madrid, international soccer celebrity Cristiano Ronaldo has a tie to San Diego County. His three children reportedly were born at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, including twins born last month. (Posted on Ronaldo's Instagram site)

A British newspaper has connected the dots between international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, his newborn twins and Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa.

In a story proclaiming to tell “the truth about Ronaldo’s twins,” Daily Mail reporters researched court records and birth certificates and concluded that the single dad’s twins were born through a surrogate mother (or, perhaps, a secret girlfriend) using frozen embryos.

Ronaldo, 32, apparently received the welcome news from California a day after he scored two goals for his team, Real Madrid, as it won the European Champions League final. Three weeks later, he posted a photo on Instagram of his twins, Eva Maria and Mateo, cradled in his arms.

While the mother’s name was blank on the babies’ birth certificates, Ronaldo was listed as their father, the Daily Mail reported. Furthermore, the soccer player’s older son, Cristiano Jr., was also reportedly born at Sharp Grossmont seven years earlier.

Sharp Healthcare network spokesman John Cihomsky would not confirm the report, noting only that privacy laws prohibit discussion of any patient’s medical history or records.

Though unconfirmed, the revelation is a public relations boon for Sharp Grossmont Hospital, which seems to be gaining a reputation as a birth place for the rich and famous. (Last year, Ronaldo became the first soccer player to top Forbes’ list of highest-earning athletes — at $88 million.)

After all, the youngest child of singer Michael Jackson debuted at the same hospital. Prince Michael Jackson II was born there on Feb. 21, 2002, according to his birth certificate. His father was listed as Michael Jackson while the boy’s mother's name was missing.

On the other hand, the city of La Mesa might have to step up its PR. It was referred to in the British news report as “a sleepy California desert town.”

Photo grab from YouTube video of ABC 20/20 broadcast

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In April, Darla Renee Jackson, a single mother with a 5-year-old, had been sentenced to six years after her road rage-sparked pursuit of a motorcyclist on South County freeways. The chase resulted in a crash that killed the motorcyclist, a Navy chief petty officer.

“I let pride get the best of me,” Jackson admitted during the ABC’s prison interview. “It turned out terribly for everyone involved. ... My daughter doesn’t have a mother and won’t for a very long time.”

The show also broadcast footage of her appearance in Chula Vista Superior Court before Judge Francis Devaney.

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